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Australian and New Zealand Battlefield Day Tour in the Somme from Lille or Arras
Le Hamel where Sir John Monash used for the 1st time tanks and infantry on a modern way, Albert and Thiepval Memorial and Pozières, the Windmill are the other places you will also visit that day.
3 day tour Canadians in WW1 starting from Lille or Ypres
I am very flexible, it is possible to make a detour to go to visit the grave of one of your relatives. You will visit the battlefields on an easy way, I provide a personalized service. For transport I use a Mercedes Vito Tourer fully equiped for tours. I can provide a walker or a wheelchair.
Australian Battlefields Private Tour in Flanders and Fromelles from Arras
Explore Australia’s World War I history in Flanders and Fromelles on this 9-hour small-group battlefield tour from Arras. Travel through Flanders and Fromelles with a guide, and take in key sites of interest including the Cobbers’ Memorial, the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Passchendaele, and the VC Corner Cemetery — France’s only exclusively Australian WWI cemetery. Learn of the thousands of Australian soldiers who laid down their lives, and see the many ways in which the Commonwealth War Graves Commission mark their sacrifice. This tour includes round-trip travel from your Arras hotel.
WW1 Canadian focused Tour including Vimy Ridge
From the beautiful towns of Arras or Albert we head out to the war scarred landscape of this region. The morning will be spent exploring the history of the Battle of the Somme. After lunch we head to Vimy Ridge and the ground over which Canadian troops demonstrated their tenacity and courage during the capture of this strategically important feature. Your experienced guide will tell you the history of these sites and how the war unfolded over these sections of the Western Front. We only operate private tours, this will be your tour and adapted as necessary to meet your needs during the day. With our years of living and working on these iconic sites we aim to ensure you leave with memories of the sacrifice of a generation. Given suitable notice time and the availability of records we are able to research and prepare a bespoke tour to cover an individual soldier or unit.
Rallye "Discoveries and Surprises"
Cultural, surprising and amazing, this activity is perfect to discover the most important monuments of Lille, hear some of the little anecdotes which make up its history, or explore some of its more out of the ordinary and quite unexpected sites. That way to discover Lille fits very well with a teambuilding journey. The rally lasts two hours and half depending on the speed of the teams.
Canadian Somme and Flanders battlefield tour 2 days starting from Lille or Arras
Stand on the places where Canadians made History ! The first day you will stand at Tyne Cot Military Cemetery, Passendale, Crest Farm, Essex Farm and at the Menin Gate. The second day you will stand in the Tunnel at Vimy Ridge, near the Memorial, in Courcelette and Thiepval, at Lochnagar Crater and you will visit the battlefield at Beaumont Hamel.
Australian - Fromelles-Ypres Day Tour - from Arras
Experience the Western Front with the only Australian guide operating in France. Following the footsteps the Australians across the Western Front. For singles, couples and small groups. Our small group tours allow time to visit a special grave or follow the actions of a relative. Whether you have a relative, are following the Australian footsteps, or are there to experience where history happened.
Full-Day Private Tour of World War 2 in Northern France
You will stand on the Atlantic with a stunning view on England if the weather is clear. You will visit a Todt Battery Bunker transformed in a very nice museum and see some others who were destroyed. You will go into Northern France largest bunker in Eperlecques, the Nazis built it to be a V2 launching site. You will visit the V1 launching site of the "Bois des Huit Rues" seeing the famous ski shaped buildings.
2 Day Australian Tour - from Arras
The only Australian guide operating on the Western Front. Two leisurely filled days following Australian footsteps across France & Belgium. Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Pozieres, Fromelles, Messines, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele.... etc All Day Tours start / end in Arras and are run in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle. Our small group tours allow to visit the grave of a unique soldier or follow the actions of a relative. For singles, couples and small groups. Shared basis - Maximum of 7 clients. Tours are run in English.
Escape-Game Outdoor In the Shadow of Arsène
It's a connected treasure hunt, a kind of outdoor escape game – or Live City Game – which lets you explore your city in a fun and team-based way! What is the principle? Once your team is formed, a mission will be offered to you by a digital companion directly accessible from your smartphone. You will then have to investigate in search of clues, solve original puzzles and interact not only with your guide but also with your teammates.
Attractions in Nord-Pas de Calais
- La Madeleine
- Vimy
- Pozieres
- Lille Museum of Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille)
- Lille Town Hall and Belfry (Beffroi de l'Hôtel de Ville de Lille)
- Lille Old Town (Vieux Lille)
- Dunkirk (Dunkerque)
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery
- Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle (Maison Natale de Charles de Gaulle)
- Lille Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille)
- Ulster Tower
- Hospice Comtesse Museum (Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse)
- Wellington Quarry (Carrière Wellington)
- Notre Dame de Lorette
- Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
- Todt Battery (Batterie Todt)
- Grand Place
- Ablain-Saint-Nazaire Church Ruins
- Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art (LAM)
- Villa Cavrois
- Le Touquet
- Le Fresnoy National Studio for Contemporary Arts (Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains)
- Bondues Museum of the Resistance (Musée de la Résistance)
- Aqualud
- Museum of the Gunners in Lille (Musée des Canonniers Sédentaires de Lille)
- Maison Folie Hospice d'Havré
- Calais
- Science Forum (Forum Departmental Des Sciences)
- La Manufacture de Roubaix
- Lille Natural History Museum (Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille)
- La Piscine Museum (Musée d'Art et d’Industrie André Diligent)